Nancie Lindblom, Arizona Teacher of the Year Nancie Lindblom believes the study of American history can inspire positive civic action. On the walls of her classroom at Skyline High School
In the newest Spielberg movie, titled Lincoln, the Confederacy’s vice president makes a cameo appearance. Some of your students may not know much about Alexander Stephens. After I read a
As Christian Pascarella blogged in August of this year, Lincoln saw a concrete link between the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Union. That link, of course, was
The previous installation of this blog focused on Lincoln’s view of the nature of the Civil War. Looking at his 1862 letter to Horace Greeley, one may come to the
The release of Spielberg’s epic movie Lincoln brings up an intriguing question. Was Lincoln as adamantly dedicated to the emancipation of slaves as the movie suggests? After all, there are
September 17, Constitution Day, is not as vivid in the American imagination as is the Fourth of July. But the two dates will need one another forever in American history. On
David Foster, Professor of Political Science at Ashland University, answers the question, “What attaches citizens to Government?” using Federalist 17. Careful students of American history know the famous essays in the Federalist Papers on
